Brief Life History of James Caleb
When James Caleb Boggs was born on 15 May 1909, in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware, United States, his father, Edgar Jefferson Boggs, was 26 and his mother, Lettie Davis Vaughn, was 23. He married Elizabeth Browne Muir on 26 December 1931, in Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1935 and Representative District 2, Kent, Delaware, United States in 1940. In 1953, his occupation is listed as governor of delaware in Delaware, United States. He died on 26 March 1993, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States.
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- Caleb Boggs in household of Edward J Boggs, "United States Census, 1920"
- James Caleb Boggs, "Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922"
- James Caleb Boggs, "Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration
A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English bogeys ‘boastful or haughty’. The name (in the forms Boge(y)s, Boga(y)s) is found in the 12th century in Yorkshire and East Anglia, and also around Bordeaux, which had trading links with East Anglia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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